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  • Covid Hair Don’t Care! And other strange pandemic trademarks

    • 16th Nov 2020
    • Posted by: Barnard Inc
    • Categories: Intellectual Property, Latest News
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    pandemic-related trademarks

    According to the International Trademark Association (INTA), trademark applications comprising the terms “coronavirus,” “COVID-19,” and other associated words have flooded IP offices globally.

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  • Have a ‘Workplace Readiness Playbook’ for your business re-opening

    • 4th Jun 2020
    • Posted by: Barnard Inc
    • Categories: Compliance, COVID-19, Latest News, Risk Assessment
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    There is a heavy burden on employers to ensure a risk-free return to work for their employees. Associate, Chanique Rautenbach recommends that companies share the burden of compliance with their labour law advisers and then develop a well-defined work readiness playbook before venturing further into the new normal.

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  • Just how secure and legal are electronic signatures?

    • 17th Apr 2020
    • Posted by: Barnard Inc
    • Categories: Compliance, Contracts, COVID-19, Latest News
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    digital signing

    The pandemic lockdowns have affected the way we do official business. The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 (ECTA) provides clarity on the topic of electronic transactions, including electronic signatures.

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